Metal heel



Patented cti 2, 1923.y

" A @PARTNERSHIP oortsIsTING 'Applicationmeaseptemterea1919. sfiaino.szeuseif To all whom t mag/concern.' l'. Be `it know-n that-,15, W1LLIAMQNoLL, acitizen of the United States, and .arresidentvl of thecityof Chicago', county of Cook, and State of Illinois,have invented certain new and useful Improvements; in MetaljlHeels, of which the followingv is aspecification. My invention relates to-V new Vandiiseful 'improvements in metal heels, and has Vfor its object the provision of a novel means ofsccuring a metal heelto theshoe. i Other objectswill appearhereinafter; The invention consists inthe combinations and arrangements of parts hereinafter ,described v and claimed.

The invention will be best understood by reference to the accompanying drawings A forming a part of this specification, and in end of the'member5, so that vthe edge thereof which, Y Fig. 1is a longitudinal vertical sectional view of my invention.

Fig. 2 is a transverse vertical sectional view of my invention. Y

Fig.V 3 is a bottom 'plan view of the-plate usedy in my invention. j Y' Fig. 4: is a top plan Aview'ofiiny invention. i' .The approved form of construction lcomprises a metal heel portion 5, formed inl the usualshape of a high heel, which isused `on womens shoes. Adapted to seat in the upper "i will; lieY flush, with the upperl edge ofy the fio member 5, is a plate l Projecting upwardly. from the member '6, 'are pointed members 7, which are adapted to project into the shoe 7 and' secure the member? 6 temporarilythereto. Formed in the member 6, eXtending around .the Vedge thereof," arefperfora-g tions 8, Vby means of which-the member 6 may be lfastened permanently tof the shoe by the use kof taclzsor nails.

Projecting downwardly from the member 6. is an interiorly threaded V'socket 9, inV

which is adapted to engage a threaded mem-y ber 10, whichprojects through an 'opening 11` formed ina nonmetallic member 14,

Vwhich is insertableinthe lower endrof the lmember 5. An enlarged opening 12 is pro-` vided in the member 1.4 forthe receptionof the enlarged head 13, of themember'lO. As clearly seen in Fig. 1 and Fig. 2, the

, Vmember 14is tapered, the lower end being,

the larger.

Vmember 14:, being plate 6, is positioned'upon'lthe shoe and the.A

' WILLrAM NULL, orffoHIeAGo,'rrmniorsjfnssieltoerojgitorLAnuMNUMli-nufifeo., orvnmvolv' netcom,y WILLIAM NOLL, nrmgaouj shell 5, listhenV positioned;overthei'memberr 6, so that v*the two members .arelo'oselyfar-5V ranged'in assembled position." @The desiredV .mined-and the memberslf'and, ing-their l position-"of the lheel uportheishoefisjdeten; 60l

looselyassembled position, are shifted acl-L Y I cordingly. -A blow is then Vdelivered upon the lower or smaller endof the member 5,'

l'which drives the members 7 intol the leather 'of the shoe 7. The'shell 5, is then lifted from the member 6, V,where uponthe same f member 6,. relatively to the f.shoe 7, after the shell k5 is removed. When ythe member 6 is permanently attached tothe shoe, the

serted in the lower end of the member 5." Upon threading'the member 10 into the socket 9, the members 6 and 14 are drawn Vmay be permanently attached to the shoe, i. 'the member 7 preventing any shifting of the member 5 is again assembled in its position j. 4upon the member 6, and the member 14 inf into. closer relation to each other, with Vthe consequentresult that vthe heel portion" 5, is rigidlyv mounted in position. Securedto the vheel'plate 6, which is preferablyy made of metal, and extending transversely thereof "from the. socket member 9, andpreferably made integral with the member 6,1 are reenkforcingjwalls 15. .i Similarly constructed re enforcing walls 16, extend 'longitudinally of the member 6. These walls serve torreenforce or strengthen theV downwardly projectingsocket 9, and prevent the same from being broken olf Vthrough. a lateralV movement-or.twist. The leather orY rubber wear-j ing surface 17, isattached to the heel by` Vmeans of nails 18which are vdriven through Vthe member 17, and into the'memberlt, ,the l preferably constructed 'of wood or leather.

precise details of the constructionlset forth, i

but desirei to avail, myself of such variations and modifications as comewithinthefscope `of the appended claims.

v los? -Having described my invention, what I` While I Vhave illustratedand described the an-d/ holfdzf: said; heel/,vf andra; wearing' piece:

claim as newV and desire to secure by Letters Paten'g-.HisxeK-:f` Y Y n y l. AfhleelconI-prising a h'ollowshell lzired at its upper and lower extremities, an upper securingwmelnber jadaptedto lie Awithin the upgperj` en'dfofi-thesliell and provided with` a plurality'of laiterally'extending webs adapted to Contact the interior of seid shell, and

a lower securing member within the lower end of the shell, said upper securing` memreer of a shoe, and means for drowing'seid two-i.- securing members vt'ogether f' tol position lower/securing member?.

ber adapted separatelyftozfbe,secured to thez upper end of the shell vsind provided with e plurality of ,laterellyfextending vertically disposed i webs adapted t.o-,.con'taot the interior of said shell, and e lower securing member within the lower end of the shell, said upper vsecuring vmembfer adapted separately to besecured 'to the rearoffa shoe, and means'fordrawing said twofseeu'ring members together to position and hold saidk heelyand a wearing Vpiece adapted to be detaohab-lyf1 ,seou'redf-- to said lower securing member. 'Y e In testimony whereof I..lieve t signed e my nemeto" thisfspeeicationiin the presence'of two subscribing witnessesa i v WILLIAM NQLLv Y Witnesses: Y Y

Y JosHUA RzfH. Po'rrs; f Limiet; J; EnioKsoN'f 

